Evergreen Lake will open for ice skating Friday morning.
The rink will be open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Evergreen Park & Recreation District said that the ice may be a little bumpy as its crews can't get the Zamboni on the ice until it's a few inches thicker.

On Dec. 17, I was fortunate enough to take in the Evergreen Player’s adaptation of “A Christmas Carol.” The novella took the shape of a Christmas reading with six characters delivering the message.
Unthinkable as it is, the cast and crew tore down the set from the previous show by 11:30 the night before and redesigned the stage for “A Christmas Carol” by show time at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Former NASA astronaut and longtime Conifer resident Bruce McCandless died last Thursday in California. He was 80.
In a Dec. 22 statement announcing McCandless’ death, acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot said the agency sent its thoughts and prayers to McCandless’ family and noted that McCandless “will always be known for his iconic photo flying the (Manned Maneuvering Unit).”

Ingrid Encalada LaTorre, the former Evergreen resident and native Peruvian who defied deportation orders in October and instead took sanctuary in a Fort Collins church, has moved to a church in Boulder.
According to the Fort Collins Coloradoan, LaTorre left Foothills Unitarian Church the evening of Dec. 16 for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder in an effort to be closer to family and friends in west Denver, as well as her oldest son who attends a Denver elementary school.

A replacement for Jeffco Commissioner Don Rosier is scheduled to be selected on Jan. 17, the Jefferson County Republican Party confirmed.
Joe Webb, the party’s chairman, stated in an e-mail that Rosier will vacate the office on Jan. 15, and the vacancy committee cannot vote on a successor until the office is vacated.
Six individuals applied for the position, but one withdrew, Webb said.
In November, Rosier announced he would resign from the Board of County Commissioners to serve as general manager of the Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board.